Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-25

three subjects at his flrst trial. Infee years
are usually required to complete the exami'
| nation, which is wholly written, and occupies
| four days of seven hours actual work each.
| The holders of the resulting certificates are
entitled to teach for life in any grade OF
schools in the State of New York, without
| farther examination.
| SAGADAHoC.
| The Bath Times hears that Bath man is re-
ported to have become so enamoured with a
Rockland woman as to leave his wife in Bath
IN nearly destitute condition, having dis
posed of nearly all the household effects
before leaving town to live in Rockland.
The attempt to fire the church at Winnie
gance seems to be the talk of that part of
Bath. From what has been learned it would
appear that il was deliberate ana veil laid
plan to destroy the building. A bunch Of
oakum. partially burned. was found beneath
the sill of the church where the fire was dis
covered How that conbustible came there
has not been solved 1t is limited that it was
the work of one or two boys, but sufficient
evidence has not been obtained to warrant
| such an inference.
T. W. Fogg went to Moose river last week,
to get his crew ready for winters operations
in the logging districts.
Capt. George Wiggin, employed at the spar
| ydIu Vi lam duu w iEglus DAN, Sut ms ASAs
| foot Thursday afternoon, making an ugly
wound across the upper part of the foot,
which required number of stitches.
Rev. Mr.. Little of Skowhegan, having &C.
cepted a call to the Universalist church in
Richmond, has leased the residence owned
| BY Mrs. James Carney at the head of Church
street. and with his family is now occupying
the dwelling.
One of Sagadahocs best artists, and one
| that has won an enviable reputation in New
York at exhibits, is MIR. Isaac F. Eaton of
| Bowdoinham. Mr.. Eaton served in the
Rebellion, and one of his prettiest scenes of
Gettysburg, July I'd, 1868. attracted great
amount of attention. 1t is painted from
memory. The painting is eight feet long by
three and half feet wide.
SOMERSET.
David F. Libby, of Pittsfeld, has raised
| l40 bushels of cranberries this year.
WALDO.
LIBERTY.-Our correspondent writes Oct.
%: Freeman Meservey has opened cigar
| and confectionery store in tine old post-office
building, and in connection Herewith will
exhibit his skill as tonsoral artist.-Mrs.
Helen Hurd is visiting friends in Augusta
and Waterville Prof Easily the well known
and popular reader, has favored us with two
public readings this week which were greatly
enjoyed by his listeners. The professor is
fine reader and his dramatic power is beyond
meteorological Knowton, Esq, of Bel
fast is in town for few dsys.-We are glad
to report the improved condition in health of
| Mr. Daniel Carey who has been quite i'll for
several weeks.-Mrs. Miranda Ben
ner who has been passing the summer
among her old friends and school mates,
has returned to her home in California.
The masque ball, concerning which so
much interest has been manifested, is ad-
vertised for Thursday evening the 9th inst.
at Hall St. George.-Fred Wall of Vinal-
haven is passing a day or two among his
numerous friends in this vicinity Albert
Skidmore, who has been in the west the past
wear, has returned and will pass the winter
with his family. Mr.. Skidmore has been IN
Montana lately. and We learn is not par
ticularly pleased with that country.-Mrs. j.
l.. Knowlton, we regret to report, is lying at
| the point of death, no hope of her recovery
being entert4ned.-The park races to-day
were not well attended owing to bad roads
and cold weather. The trotters advertised to
appear were not present. About a hundred
people were on the grounds and were enter
tanned by general go-as-vou-please race
made up by home horses.-Seven or
eight individuals from this village
before the Grand Jury now sitting
at Belfast for the purpose of securing evil
dence in the prosecution of liquor cases. We
learn that 1872 persons have been subpe aa 4
from this county to answer at the present term
| of court in these Gates. The vigorous en-
forcement of the liquor laws of this State by
the republican party is causing no little un-
rest among the adherents of the third party
movement in this county, as they see in 1t the
downfall of that great party that was to be
constructed on the ruins of the old one to ex
terminate the demon of intemperance fir IN
the land. Several third party men in this
town are getting new light on this subject and
are concluding that the republican party, af-
| ter all, is the party OF temperance, and al
| though it goes slow it goes sure.
YORK.
Hon. Robert B. Caverly, long a widely
known and leading member of the Middlesex
| County bar, died at his residence in Lowell,
| Friday morning at the age of 81 years. He
was admitted to the York County bar in 1887
and entered upon the practice of the law at
Limerick, at which place he resided until
IS43 when he removed to Lowell. In addi-
tion to his professional labors and genealogical
research in which he has achieved much dis
tinction. Mr.. Csverly is still pleasantly re-
membered by many members of the York
bar and his communication addressed to the
bar at the time of its annual reunion in JAN
uary last in response to an invitation to be
present, in which he reverted to his connec-
ton with that bar and his recolections of his
associates of that time, was of the most felici-
tous and pleasing character.
AT LARGE.
| Life boats of a new model which Secretary
Whitney has adopted will soon be sent to the
| life-saving stations on the Maine coast. The
boat is twenty-six feet long, seven feet wide,
and three feet six inches deep. The frame is
of oak and the planking is of white cedar;
white mahogany has been exclusively used
for the inside casing. There are twenty-six
air tight compartments, and the protected
buoyancy of the boat is equal to ll5 cubic
feet, more than double that of any boat of the
same displacement hitherto built Not sim
gle nail has been used in the boats construc-
ton. The screws are Of brass and the rivets